I am thinking about making myself something delicious. Not celebrating with anyone this eve but curious what everyone else will be eating.
I am thinking about making myself something delicious. Not celebrating with anyone this eve but curious what everyone else will be eating.
I’m having a ribeye, gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts, and a slice of pie. I’m having a glass of Maker’s 46 to cap it off.
I chose to eat alone tonight so I didn’t do all the fixings, but it’s enough for me. Last week was a tough one and for three days I’ve chosen not to deal with people. I may go out for a nightcap later but I’m not going to be dealing with anyone while I do.
By the way, PSA for anyone like me who has been saying gratin wrong for a long time, the proper pronunciation is gra-TAN (rhymes with Dan) or gra-TAAN (rhymes with Don). I said GRA-tin (rhymes with rotten) for 40 years on this earth.
Or at least, now someone who properly knows the exact right way to say it can reply to this and correct me.
As a Canadian, I really enjoy listening to Americans pronounce French words.
Editing to say, my French isn’t great but I don’t think you really say the N in gratin (or maybe that depends on regional accents, I’m not sure). I would say it more like “grah-ten” but without really saying the N. You kind of just hint at its existence. Maybe? We need an actual Francophone here…
there are millions of French words that get mangled by English speakers every day. Just speak French instead. And gratin does not rhyme with Don or Dan
Thanks for using your knowledge to tell us what it doesn’t rhyme with.
Super helpful or as they say in France apparently, ‘just speak french instead’.
There is no equivalent in English. French has something like 20 different vowel sounds while English has 5.